Crunch! Was that a home made shaft?
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1990 5.3 Jimmy
- Thread starter rderosier
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Nope
It's not homemade in the sense that I made it, a shop made it because I kept slipping the front shaft.
Im pretty sure wrap broke it, didn't bottom out, I can see where grease is untouched.
Hard to see but the female splines are jacked. Gonna ask the shop to rebuild it and burn a collar around the top for extra support
16"? I don't recall off the top of my head
Either it smoked the female splines and weld from hooking up when it forced the front into traction, or the more likely scenario is the pinion wrapped down so hard it bound the shaft at the CV when it hooked. It also could have bound at the yoke on the pinion.
Unfortunately in the videos the undercarriage area is shaded. But I'm pretty certain it wrapped real hard when the rear axle hit the undercut and wanted to start climbing. I bet the new ORD springs will eliminate alot of this issue.
Either way it was worth a shot
Unfortunately in the videos the undercarriage area is shaded. But I'm pretty certain it wrapped real hard when the rear axle hit the undercut and wanted to start climbing. I bet the new ORD springs will eliminate alot of this issue.
Either way it was worth a shot
Billings Canyon is one I think I'd like to try.
It was a lot of fun
Hit Spring Creek last Sunday, gorgeous trail. 
52" of custom goodness showed up today.
Decided to join the hood pin club
Also rock lights or upcoming night run
Also rock lights or upcoming night run
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I've been thinking about doing this on the K5 Krawler. Any pics of where you mounted the pins?
I had to weld the nut on once I settled on location because the pins were too short and use the second nut to lock it in place. Came out good still I think.
No more pounding on the corners of the hood trying to get the amount of force and angle just right to pop it up and not re-latch!
